Police Release Details from Monday's Car Theft Arrest

Police charged Phillip Joseph Banks, 23, with motor vehicle unlawful taking and theft $1,000-$10,000.

The man who drove a stolen car into a ditch near the Edgewater Safeway on Monday was the suspect who stole the vehicle in the first place, according to the Annapolis Police Department. Police charged Phillip Joseph Banks, 23, of Annapolis, with motor vehicle unlawful taking and theft $1,000-$10,000, according to a report. At about 7:30 a.m. Monday, Annapolis police received a call of a reported auto theft on the 1900 block of Copeland Street in Annapolis. Upon arrival, officers spoke with a female victim who said she turned her car on, went back inside her home briefly and then came out to see a man preparing to steal her car. The victim said she ran to the passenger side of the car and yelled, commanding the man to stop, but was unable to…

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